- comfort himself:
- "And when they sawª° him afar off,ª¹ even before¹ he came nearª° unto¹ them, they conspiredª° against him to slayª° him. ... Come²°¹ now¹ therefore, and let us slayª° him, and castª° him into someª pit,ª and we will say,ª° Some evilª beastª hath devouredª° him: and we shall seeª° what¹ will become¹ of his dreams.ª" {Gen 37:18-20} + "And they saidª° oneª to¹ another,ª We¹ [are] verilyª guiltyª concerning¹ our brother,ª in thatª we sawª° the anguishª of his soul,ª when he besoughtª°¹ us, and we would not¹ hear;ª° therefore¹¹ is this¹ distressª comeª° upon¹ us. ... And Reubenª answeredª° them, saying,ª° Spake¹ I²° not¹ unto¹ you, saying,ª° Do not¹ sinª° against the child;ª and ye would not¹ hear?ª° therefore, behold,¹ also¹ his bloodª is required.ª°" {Gen 42:21-22} + "And David'sª twoª wivesª were taken captives,ª° Ahinoamª the Jezreelitess,ª and Abigailª the wifeª of Nabalª the Carmelite.ª" {1Sm 30:5} + "Though¹ wickednessª be sweetª° in his mouth,ª [though] he hideª° it under¹ his tongue;ª ... [Yet] his meatª in his bowelsª is turned,ª° [it is] the gallª of aspsª withinª him." {Job 20:12-14} + "They encourageª° themselves [in] an evilª matter:ª they communeª° of laying²° snares² privily;ª°¹ they say,ª° Who¹ shall seeª° them?" {Psa 64:5} + "Who rejoiceª to doª° evil,ª [and] delight²° in¹ the frowardnessª of the wicked;ª" {Prv 2:14} + "For¹ they sleepª° not,¹ except¹¹ they have done mischief;ª° and their sleepª is taken away,ª° unless¹¹ they cause [some] to fall.ª°°° ... For¹ they eatª° the breadª of wickedness,ª and drinkª° the wineª of violence.ª" {Prv 4:16-17}
|
